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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
6
Estes Snedecor, president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs, denounces misogynists at a New York luncheon. He calls home builders not home destroyers and labels any man who belittles women as a fool unworthy of Rotarian status. The Detroit Free Press quote follows.
An advertisement suggests washing children's handkerchiefs with good soap then rinsing in water blueed with Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten them.
An Irish nurse at a Washington hospital sides with a French newborn, commenting that the infant will face a “great perplexity” when it begins to speak. The remark reflects humorous regional humor from an Exchange item.
White Arrow, newly returned from the paleface towns, confronts Crooked Lightning's son Black Wolf in trial by strength and skill. A race ends with Black Wolf defeated in the water cold and White Arrow earns the chief's favor as the old chief declares his successor. The uprising against the old order centers on the prophet and the pale woman, while White Arrow asserts leadership through courage, marksmanship, and resolve.
In a colonial Virginia setting a Shawnee foster son of Kahtoo warns a frontier fort of war. Virginians arrive to save the fort as a commander is fatally wounded. Erskine Dale travels between Red Oaks and the wilderness, fencing lessons ensue, tensions rise with Dane Grey at Williamsburg, and he learns his Indian name White Arrow before visiting Kahtoo to become chief.
An old Shawnee leader contemplates a killing as a girl’s fate hinges on tribal revenge and a council choice. A boy warns of shifting loyalties as Crooked Lightning watches from the tent edge.
A compact excerpt captures Pontiac signaling Crooked Lightning with a single gesture. The moment centers on silent exchange and implied direction between two named figures in a mythic or literary frame. The scene suggests power dynamics and nonverbal communication without dialogue.
The man with a mission is becoming a nuisance as he tends to drift from the work he deems best. Observers note nine times out of ten he seems headed away from the kind of work that would suit him.
A terse inquiry asks how many self made men have actually been shaped by their wives. The phrasing suggests criticism of male self-creation narratives and highlights spousal impact in personal or professional success.
Lesson outlines Nehemiah 1 1 8 11 showing distress of captives and the king's cupbearer praying. It highlights worshipful spirit ground of covenant prayer persistence confession of sin promises and relationship and intercessory plea for favor to aid his people.
A compact aphorism notes a cunning man fails to outwit himself. Beecher counsels self awareness and restraint, arguing folly lies in overreaching one’s own judgment and plans.
A devotional fragment emphasizes the biblical verse John 3 1 about divine love and believers being called the sons of God, reflecting themes of grace and identity in the Christian faith.
Fragmentary excerpt presents reflections on a fool’s status and a vain man, attributed to Penn. The lines suggest social judgments and universal themes about character and perception lacking full context or clear narrative.
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